A 19-year-old aspiring model hanged herself at home in Wallasey after she had fallen out with friends at a party, an inquest heard.

Jenny Grant, who had just finished her first year studying psychology and criminology at Lancaster University, had also split up with her boyfriend before she was found dead on September 13 last year by police.

She was in the process of launching a career in modelling at the time of her death and had been on a photo shoot with The Sun newspaper.

The inquest at Wallasey Town Hall in Wirral, Merseyside, heard she left a party, where she had been drinking rum, vodka and wine, after a disagreement with friends at around 1am. She then spoke to her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Walsh, on the phone when she returned home.

Mr Walsh contacted police after he became worried and police found Ms Grant hanging in the hallway, the inquest was told. She was pronounced dead at her home in Leasowe Road, Wallasey, at 4.31am.

A post-mortem examination by Dr David Agbamu on September 16 concluded she died from hanging and had 115 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of blood, just under one-and-a-half times the legal drink-drive limit of 80 micrograms. A drugs test was negative.

Christopher Johnson, coroner for Wirral, said the circumstances surrounding Ms Grant's death were "perplexing".

Speaking about her phone conversation with her ex-boyfriend, Mr Johnson said: "She appeared to be very depressed and could not be contacted subsequently. She had everything in the world to look forward to."

Mr Johnson said it "seems totally illogical" Ms Grant hanged herself after recently splitting up with her boyfriend and a "verbal disagreement with some of her girlfriends".

Recording a narrative verdict Mr Johnson said: "The deceased died as a result of suspension by her own hand but the question of intent remains unclear."